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Taiwan: Typhoon Krathon Slams Into Southwestern Coast 2

Typhoon Krathon made landfall in Kaohsiung, southwestern Taiwan, on Thursday, October 3, as a Category 1 storm. Due to the typhoon, all domestic flights and over 230 international flights were cancelled, and financial markets were closed. So far, two deaths have been reported.

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Inauguration ceremony for Taiwan's new president

Taiwan's new president, Lai Ching-te (R), and his predecessor, Tsai Ing-wen, attend his inauguration ceremony held in front of the presidential office building in Taipei on May 20, 2024.

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Inauguration ceremony for Taiwan's new president

Taiwan's new president, Lai Ching-te (C), waves alongside his predecessor Tsai Ing-wen (L) in front of the presidential office building in Taipei on May 20, 2024, after taking the oath of office at his inauguration ceremony.

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Inauguration ceremony for Taiwan's new president

Taiwan's new president, Lai Ching-te (front), shakes hands with his predecessor Tsai Ing-wen in front of the presidential office building in Taipei on May 20, 2024, after taking the oath of office at his inauguration ceremony.

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Taiwanese president at Lunar New Year event

Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen speaks during a Lunar New Year celebration event in Taipei on Feb. 16, 2024.

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Rally ahead of Taiwan's presidential election

Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen (R) seeks support for Vice President Lai Ching-te (L) who is running in Taiwan's upcoming presidential election, during a rally in Taipei on Jan. 11, 2024.

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Rally ahead of Taiwan's presidential election

Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen attends a rally in Taipei on Jan. 11, 2024, for Vice President Lai Ching-te who is running in Taiwan's upcoming presidential election.

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Japan-Taiwan talks

Koichi Hagiuda (L), policy chief of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, and Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen (R) hold a meeting in Taipei on Oct. 11, 2023.

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Japan-Taiwan talks

Koichi Hagiuda (L), policy chief of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, and Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen (R) hold a meeting in Taipei on Oct. 11, 2023.

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Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen delivers a speech during National Day celebrations in Taipei on Oct. 10, 2023.

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Taiwan's first indigenous submarine

Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen (C) attends the unveiling ceremony of Taiwan's first indigenous submarine, "Narwhal," in the southern port city of Kaohsiung on Sept. 28, 2023.

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Ex-Japan PM Aso in Taiwan

Former Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso (L), currently vice president of the nation's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, and Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen smile during their meeting in Taipei on Aug. 8, 2023.

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Ex-Japan PM Aso in Taiwan

Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen (R) speaks during a meeting with former Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso, currently vice president of the nation's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, in Taipei on Aug. 8, 2023.

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Taiwan leader at int'l forum

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen speaks at an international forum in Taipei, Taiwan, on Aug. 8, 2023.

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Taiwan ruling party convention

Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen (front, L) and Vice President Lai Ching-te (front, R) attend a party convention of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party in Taipei on July 16, 2023.

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Taiwan leader Tsai

Taiwan leader Tsai Ing-wen addresses a celebratory event marking the U.S. Fourth of July Independence Day in Taipei on July 6, 2023.

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Taiwan president at media conference

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen addresses the first day of the three-day World News Media Congress in Taipei on June 28, 2023.

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China starts 3-day military drill around Taiwan

A large screen on a street in Beijing on April 8, 2023, shows a Chinese military plane participating in a three-day air and sea exercise around Taiwan that began the same day. The drill followed a meeting between Taiwan leader Tsai Ing-wen and U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy in California on April 5.

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Taiwan president in U.S.

Pro-China supporters stage a protest in front of the hotel where Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen is staying in Los Angeles, California, on April 6, 2023. Tsai met with U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy on the city's outskirts the previous day.

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Taiwan president in U.S.

Supporters of Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen gather in front of the hotel where she is staying in Los Angeles, California, on April 6, 2023. Tsai met with U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy on the city's outskirts the previous day.

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Taiwan president, U.S. House speaker meet in U.S.

U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy (C) attends a press conference after holding talks with Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen on the outskirts of Los Angeles on April 5, 2023.

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Taiwan president in U.S.

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen (L) and U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy attend a press conference after their meeting on the outskirts of Los Angeles on April 5, 2023.

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Taiwan president in U.S.

U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy (front, R) introduces Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen (C), prior to their meeting, to U.S. lawmakers on the outskirts of Los Angeles on April 5, 2023.

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Taiwan president in U.S.

Pro-China demonstrators stage a rally near the venue of a meeting between Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen and U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy in Los Angeles on April 5, 2023.

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Taiwan president in U.S.

Pro-China people stage a protest rally in front of the hotel where Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen is to stay in Los Angeles on April 4, 2023, following her trip to Central America. She plans to meet with U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy on the city's outskirts the following day, according to his office.

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Taiwan president in U.S.

Supporters of Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen gather in front of the hotel where she is to stay in Los Angeles on April 4, 2023, following her trip to Central America. She plans to meet with U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy on the city's outskirts the following day, according to his office.

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Taiwan president in U.S.

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen (front, 3rd from L) arrives at a hotel in Los Angeles on April 4, 2023, following her trip to Central America. She plans to meet with U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy on the city's outskirts the following day, according to his office.

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Taiwan leader Tsai arrives in New York

People stage a pro-China rally in front of a New York hotel hosting Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen on March 29, 2023. She arrived in New York the same day on a stopover ahead of visits to the self-ruled island's allies in Central America.

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Taiwan leader Tsai arrives in New York

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen arrives at a hotel in New York on March 29, 2023, on a stopover ahead of visits to the self-ruled island's allies in Central America.

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Taiwan leader Tsai arrives in New York

People gather in front of a hotel in New York hosting Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen, welcoming her arrival in the city on March 29, 2023. She arrived in New York on a stopover ahead of visits to the self-ruled island's allies in Central America.

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Japan-Taiwan talks

Japanese lawmaker Hiroshige Seko (L), the upper house secretary general of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, speaks during a meeting with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen in Taipei on Dec. 28, 2022.

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CORRECTED: Japan-Taiwan talks

Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen (R) speaks during a meeting with Japanese lawmaker Hiroshige Seko, the upper house secretary general of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, in Taipei on Dec. 28, 2022.

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Taiwan's Tsai backs pro-democracy protests in H.K.

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Tsai Ing-wen, chair of Taiwan's opposition Democratic Progressive Party, voiced her support for the pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong, saying today's Hong Kong is tomorrow's Taiwan. File photo was taken in July 2014 in Taipei.

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Tsai at DPP national conference in Taipei

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Tsai Ing-wen, chairwoman of Taiwan's main opposition Democratic Progressive Party, speaks at a national party conference in Taipei on July 20, 2014.

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Taiwan's main opposition party elects Tsai as leader

TOKYO, Japan - Taiwan's politician Tsai Ing-wen is seen in this file photo taken in January 2012. Taiwan's main opposition Democratic Progressive Party elected Tsai as leader on May 25, 2014, ahead of the 2016 presidential race.

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Taiwanese protest to gov't

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Su Tseng-chang (man wearing headband, 2nd from R front row), chairman of Taiwan's main opposition Democratic Progressive Party, and former DPP leader Tsai Ing-wen (4th from R in front row) take part in an antigovernment demonstration in Taipei on Jan. 13, 2013.

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Taiwan presidential election

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Supporters of Taiwan's incumbent President Ma Ying-jeou gather in front of the headquarters of his Nationalist Party in Taipei on Jan. 14, 2012. The ruling party declared victory for Ma in the island's presidential election the same day over his main challenger Tsai Ing-wen, chairwoman of the opposition Democratic Progressive Party, with over half of the ballots counted.

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Taiwan presidential election

NEW TAIPEI, Taiwan - A supporter of Tsai Ing-wen, chairwoman of Taiwan's opposition Democratic Progressive Party, cries in New Taipei City on the night of Jan. 14, 2012, after hearing the early returns from the island's presidential election the same day. Taiwan's ruling Nationalist Party declared victory for incumbent President Ma Ying-jeou over his main challenger Tsai, with over half of the ballots counted.

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Taiwan presidential election

NEW TAIPEI, Taiwan - Tsai Ing-wen, chairwoman of the opposition Democratic Progressive Party, casts her vote in the island's presidential election in a polling station in New Taipei City on Jan. 14, 2012.

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Taiwan presidential election

NEW TAIPEI, Taiwan - Tsai Ing-wen, chairwoman of the opposition Democratic Progressive Party, is pictured after casting her vote in the island's presidential election in a polling station in New Taipei City on Jan. 14, 2012.

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Taiwan Pres. Ma, opposition party chief Tsai

TOKYO, Japan - Undated file photos show Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou (L), who is also leader of the ruling Nationalist Party, and Tsai Ing-wen, chairwoman of the opposition Democratic Progressive Party.

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Taiwan presidential election

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Former Taiwan President Lee Teng-hui (R) attends a gathering in New Taipei City to rally support for Democratic Progressive Party Chairwoman and presidential candidate Tsai Ing-wen (L) on Jan. 13, 2012, a day before the island's presidential election.

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Taiwan presidential election

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Democratic Progressive Party Chairwoman and presidential candidate Tsai Ing-wen (C) calls for support in Taipei on Jan. 13, 2012, a day before Taiwan's presidential election.

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Taiwan presidential election

TAINAN, Taiwan - Democratic Progressive Party Chairwoman and presidential candidate Tsai Ing-wen (C on car) campaigns in Tainan, Taiwan, on Jan. 8, 2012, ahead of the Jan. 14 presidential election.

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Taiwan presidential election

TAINAN, Taiwan - Democratic Progressive Party Chairwoman and presidential candidate Tsai Ing-wen campaigns in Tainan, Taiwan, on Jan. 8, 2012, ahead of the Jan. 14 presidential election.

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Taiwan presidential candidate

TOKYO, Japan - Tsai Ing-wen, head of Taiwan's main opposition Democratic Progressive Party, speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 5, 2011, ahead of a presidential election in January.

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Taiwan opposition leader in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - The chief policy maker of the governing Democratic Party of Japan, Seiji Maehara (L), and Tsai Ing-wen, president of Taiwan's opposition Democratic Progressive Party, shake hands in Tokyo on Oct. 4, 2011. During their meeting, Maehara expressed gratitude for the Taiwanese people's help to Japan following the March 11 earthquake-tsunami disaster and the subsequent nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant

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Taiwan opposition leader in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Tsai Ing-wen (C), president of Taiwan's opposition Democratic Progressive Party, is surrounded by reporters upon her arrival at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Oct. 3, 2011.

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Taiwan presidential candidate

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Taiwan opposition leader Tsai Ing-wen speaks to Japanese media in Taipei on Sept. 28, 2011. Tsai, ahead of her trip to Japan, called for the issue of the disputed Senkaku Islands to be resolved peacefully and rationally, but she ruled out aligning with China over the matter.

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Taiwan opposition leader picks running mate

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Tsai Ing-wen (L), leader of Taiwan's opposition Democratic Progressive Party, and party Secretary General Su Jia-chyuan shout in hope of a presidential election victory after a press conference in Taipei on Sept. 9, 2011. Tsai named Su as her running mate the same day for Taiwan's January 2012 presidential election.